A pretty place to enjoy an outdoor aperitif with awning sprinklers splashing water to cool down the hot temperature … This has its cost, of course!

If you are already in the Farmacia, get inside and check their showcased pastries and chocolates. You will find it hard not to indulge. It is also interesting to watch what happens in their open kitchen.

Upstairs at the Bar Cavour they have opened Peruvian Vibes, a pop-up restaurant/bar that will run until 15.Sep.2017. This one is now on the bucket list.

Mercato di Porta Palazzo (Sundays closed) – Not to miss as a foodie is a visit to the market, especially in Turin, where locals are used to buy fresh products at the market. Porta Palazzo with about 1,000 stalls is one of the largest and oldest in Europe. It is especially nice that they have a whole section, exclusively, for regional farmers to sell their produce.

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The choice of fruit and vegetables is incredible. They even had fresh ají amarillo (yellow chili pepper) that you can hardly find in Europe, and we use so much in Peruvian dishes, like causa (spicy potato terrine)—here is my Homemade recipe.

We got a nice table on the first floor. You sit surrounded by packages of pasta. While waiting for our lunch order, we had Menabrea bionda, a local artisanal beer and a glass of Rosato Damilano. Both good recommendations from the staff. Oh, yes, we enjoyed those sips.

This time I had booked at Tre Galline; a restaurant belonging to the same group and serves traditional, Piedmontese cuisine.

The greeting from the kitchen came in form of a delicious vitello tonnato (veal with tuna fish sauce).

Starters:

Baccalà al vapore su zucchine fritte

Carne cruda di Fassone con pesto di tartufo nero estivo

Main courses:

Vellutata di patate, uovo in camicia e caviale di trota

Agnolotti torinesi dei tre arrosti

Verdure del giorno

Wine:

Dessert:

Formaggi al carrello

Pesca sciroppata

Sweet greeting from the kitchen:

We really liked the food and the barolo at Tre Galline. It felt authentic, and the dishes were carefully prepared and tasty. The staff was attentive and complied with all our special wishes in a friendly way.

We walked back to our hotel enjoying the beautiful sights of Turin by night.

When visiting Turin, just stroll around its streets, squares, and arcades (18 km!). It doesn’t matter if you get lost; actually, it’s better! You will be amazed by interesting discoveries: